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Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Appall

/ə-pôlʹ/ · Ap·pall · IPA /əˈpɔːl/
01 v. t. To make pale; to blanch.
imp. & p. p. Appalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Appalling
  1. 1.
    To make pale; to blanch.[Obs.]
    “The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . . Hath so appalled my countenance.” — Wyatt.
  2. 2.
    To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled wight.[Obs.]
    “Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become appalled in extremity of cold.” Holland.
  3. 3.
    To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.
    “The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this alarum.” Clarendon.
02 v. i. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.
  1. 1.
    To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or discouraged.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    To lose flavor or become stale.[Obs.]
03 n. Terror; dismay.
  1. 1.
    Terror; dismay.[Poet.]